PHARMACOLOGY HESI EXAM TEST BANK 2025

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PHARMACOLOGY HESI EXAM TEST BANK 2025

WITH 600 EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND

CORRECT ANSWERS / HESI RN

PHARMACOLOGY EXAM 2 024/2025 LATEST

The nurse is performing a physical assessment for a client who received fentanyl via an epidural infusion eight hours ago. Which finding should the nurse anticipate?

• headache
• Agitation
• Urinary retention
• Abdominal cramping and diarrhea

C The nurse is planning discharge instructions for a client newly prescribed amitriptyline for depression. Which instruction is important for the nurse to include in the client's teaching?

• Do not ingest foods with tyramine
• Avoid the consumption of alcohol
• Obtain daily blood pressure readings
• Take with a glass of orange juice

B A client with a gastric ulcer has a prescription for sucralfate 1 gram by mouth 4 times daily. The nurse should schedule the medication for which times?One hour before meals and at bedtime A client receiving albuterol tablets complains of nausea every evening with her

9:00 p.m. dose. Which action can the nurse take to alleviate this side effect?

Administer the dose with a snack

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pg. 2 A client is taking hydromorphone PO every 4 hours at home. Following surgery, hydromorphone IV every 4 hours PRN and butorphanol tartrate IV every 4 hours PRN are prescribed for pain. The client received a dose of the hydromorphone IV four hours ago and is again requesting pain medication. What intervention should the nurse implement?Administer only the hydromorphone every 4 hrs PRN for pain

Which symptoms are serious adverse effects of beta-adrenergic blockers such as propranolol?Wheezing, HOTN, and AV block

• multiple choice options
• hours after administration of 20U of regular insulin, the client becomes shaky

and diaphoretic. What action should the nurse take?

• Encourage the client to exercise
• Administer a PRN dose of 10U of regular insulin
• Give the client crackers and milk
• Record the client's reaction on the diabetic flow sheet
• Give the client crackers and milk

A client is beginning therapy with montelukast (Singulair) PO 10 mg once a day in the evening. The client asks the nurse, "When should I begin to feel better?" How should the nurse respond?

• Immediately
• Within 24 hours
• in about 12 hours
• 30 mins to 1 hr

B A client with rheumatoid arthritis is receiving a prescription for minocycline (minocin). Which side effect is most important for the nurse to instruct the client to report?

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• Loss of balance and dizziness
• Nausea and vomiting
• Headache and mouth sores
• Abdominal pain and diarrhea

A A client's prescription of prednisone for the management of asthma is to be discontinued. Which information is important for the nurse to give the client?

• The remaining capsules in the medication bottle should be taken until empty
• The medication should be stopped immediately
• the dose of the medication should be tapered over the course of 7 to 10 days
• The medication should be taken if wheezing and stridor occurs

C A client prescribed cyclosporine for the past nine months to prevent renal allograft rejection has a blood urea nitrogen level of 36 mg/dL. Which additional finding should the nurse notify the healthcare provider?

• Hemoglobin level of 16.8 g/dL
• White blood cell count level of 10,000
• Creatinine level of 2.8 mg/dL
• Potassium of 4.2 mEq/L

C A client prescribed danazol (Danocrine) for endometriosis calls the clinic nurse and reports having a dark swollen and painful leg. Which instructions should the nurse provide to the client?

• Wear support stockings
• Elevate both legs and apply heat
• Proceed to the closest emergency room
• Walk for 20 to 30 minutes to reduce the pain and edema

C A client is prescribed cefadroxil (Duricef) for a urinary tract infection. The client informs the nurse that she is currently aking oral contraceptives. Which client 3 / 4

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• The antibiotic may be less effect while taking OCP
• The medication combination potentiates the risk of adverse reactions
• Avoid prolonged sun exposure while taking the antibiotic
• Use an additional form of contraception until your menstrual cycle

D An older client is taking warfarin sodium (Coumadin) PO 2.5 mg twice a day.Which laboratory value should the nurse identify as a therapeutic response of the medication?

• INR of 2 to 3
• PT of 4 seconds
• PTT of 20 seconds
• aPTT of 3 times normal

A A client prescribed a statin and gemfibrozil (Lopid) for hyperlipidemia reports an onset of muscle pain and weakness. Which assessment is most important for the nurse to evaluate?

• Serum liver enzymes
• T3 and T4 blood levels
• Bowel function
• Peripheral sensation

A A client receives a new prescription for and ACE inhibitor. Which client history contraindicates its use?

• ASthma
• Heart failure
• Renal artery stenosis
• Coronary artery disease

C

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